Reynolds Talks 'Deadpool' Talk; Rodriguez Walks?

Ryan Reynolds should probably leave Deadpool behind. He doesn't need it, Fox is almost certainly going to screw it up, and with the delays in getting the project going, it may just be a waste of his time. The subject is getting renewed interest for two reasons. First, Robert Rodriguez, who has been flirting with the movie for a while, is in a state of negotiations with the studio that has been described as "tenuous." That's not good. And if Rodriguez goes, it's time to call in the action hacks just so Fox' investment isn't drawn out ad infinitum. The second reason Deadpool is newsworthy is that Reynolds has talked to Total Film (by way of Comic Book Movie) about the movie. He's still very excited about it, as you can tell. "Deadpool is not a superhero movie, it's a deconstruction of superhero movies," Reynolds says, "so to come off Green Lantern and have the opportunity to do a movie like Deadpool is great in every way possible." Except he may not "come off" Green Lantern and get that chance. We've already talked about Warner Bros.' interesting in plowing through three Lantern movies one on top of the other, and after the success of The Proposal, Reynolds has a bunch of other projects that are ready to go. Advantage: People with their shit together. But the way out for all parties involved is underscored in another of Reynolds' comments to the magazine. On the subject of how the new story will mesh with X-Men Origins: Wolverine, where the character got his start, Reynolds says, "The two movies have absolutely no connection at all, that's how." So how hard would it be to replace him for a guy more readily available and conversely, how easy does that make it for Reynolds to pass if he doesn't like the director, whenever that happens? Reynolds is a big fan of the script, though, and says it's walking a line between a PG-13 and R-rated movie. If I had to bet, I'd say Fox will never make an R-rated comic book spin-off, I don't think. Maybe a standalone, one-time-only thing, but in the X-Men family? I rather doubt it. I still believe Reynolds will see the project through, you know, unless it drags on another year and a new director wants a fistful of rewrites. There's potential in the story, to be sure, but I think Deadpool is better served outside that wet blanket factory Fox is running in its comic book movie wing.

Comments

[the dude]

Reynolds won't walk from Deadpool. He's wanted to make this film for like 8 years. Rodriguez wants to make Spy Kids first and you can't blame him really. Spy Kids makes big money which allows him to do other more obscure cult films... which Deadpool would be. Deadpool doesn't need to be a summer movie. It should be a modest budget cult film like the Blade films.

As for Warner Brothers? What have they got to do with anything? Reynolds isn't tied down to them, there is no golden handcuffs contract. Reynolds' future is in his own hands, he can do what he wants. And he wants to make Deadpool. Nuff said.

[Ben]

Personally I don't see Deadpool falling through. Ryan has been extremely supportive of this movie and wants it to happen. I even think that if warner brothers says to him "you either drop deadpool or kiss green lantren 2 goodbye" he would say see ya. He is one of the bussiest and most sought out actors in holywood and is married to one of the bussiest actresses in holywood. He dosn't need to do green lantren 2 if he dosn't want to. So unless warner brothers wants to recast hal (which would be sucide) or go with another lantren then they will post pone their movie.

Personally I don't care if we have to wait for deadpool as long as it gets made and with Ryan because he is deadpool I don't care. If anything I think doing both roles would be awesome. They should start the deadpool teaser with Ryan saying "In the brightest day, in the blackest night, no buritos shall escape my sight." Then it flashes to deadpool and he's like "What you were expecting someone else?"

[Lyssie Carter]

Clearly the person who wrote this article knows none of the history of Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool. Could someone else play the role? Probably. But it was meant for Ryan Reynolds. Deadpool said so himself in the first volume of Cable and Deadpool. Someone told RR and he's been in love with the role ever since. It's his holy grail. To say he doesn't need it is stupid. He WANTS it, and has wanted it for years. Not to mention he's perfect for the part.

I wish this movie would come out sooner. Between Ryan and the Zombieland writers, it's going to be incredible.